Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.08
- Creator:
- Conant, Mary L.
- Date:
- 1847-1852
- Description:
- Quilt square. Nine pieces hand stitched. Arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru toned cotton chintz fabric square angled as a diamond. Autographed "Mary L. Conant" at center. Cotton with a brown ground printed with a three tone brown striped chine and floral pattern stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X. Finished with 0.25" running stitched hem at 10 stitches/inch. Cotton double pink vein like print triangle wedges stitched to corner of each brown piece. Flat pressed seams. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-9.6 W-9.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Apparently made for a girl named "Hannah". Mrs. Williams (maiden name, Abby Starr) from whom the squares were purchased is a descendant of Hannah Starr of Boston who married John Cutts of Portsmouth in 1662.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Linen, Textiles cylinder printed
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